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Pictured are Spencer County Middle School’s August students of the month. In back, from left, are Will Dakin, Chase Lawson and Alex Cruz. Pictured front, left to right, are Emily Skibinski, Catherine Jarboe and Madisyn Caudill.

Former Spencer County student Katie Brown recently met Bill Nye. Brown, an aerospace engineering major at Georgia Tech, is currently in California working for NASA at its Jet Propulsion Lab. While living on the California Institute of Technology’s campus, she attended a lecture and met two astronauts and Nye, best known for hosting the education television program, ‘Bill Nye the Science Guy.’

Spencer County Middle School students will be participating in a state-wide initiative Friday entitled “Delete Day,” created to help youth understand the lasting implications of posting negative or untrue information about themselves or others on social networking sites.

Library Assistant Needed
Seeking organized individual who can develop a new section of our library to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Must be motivated, focused and punctual. Must be familiar with the Dewey Decimal System. Beginning wages - $7.50 per hour. If interested, see Mrs. Grant.

If working for drum lessons wasn’t enough, now I would be working to pay for the kitchen window I broke when I tossed my drumsticks in the air. I was sure my parents were unhappy I’d purchased the drums without their permission and unhappy about the gaping hole we now had in our house. Dad had mentioned the drums might very well cause a civil war – at the very least a divided doghouse.

Taylorsville Elementary School is hosting a Family Fun Night Oct. 6, 6-7 p.m. in the school gymnasium.
The free event is part of the school’s Project Balance intiative to help educate children and their families on how to live healthier lives.
Some of the featured events will include Zumba demonstrations, body mass index checks, dental care tips, blood pressure/blood sugar checks, food tastings, heart healthy information, rock wall climbing and information from the local health department.
This event is free to everyone.

The Spencer County School Food Service Program has begun offering parents a new, convenient option for making lunch account payments. Parents who have an Infinite Campus Parent Portal account can log in, click on the Payments tab, follow the directions and once processed, the payment will immediately post to the child’s lunch account. There is a .35 cent convenience fee charge per transaction. For questions about the online payment system, contact Rebecca.Gordon@spencer.kyschools.us.

Mitchell Ingram of Spencer County was among the 1,400 students who received degrees during graduation ceremonies Aug. 13 at Indiana Wesleyan University’s main campus in Marion, Ind.
Ingram received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.